in·car·na·tion/ˏɪnkɑr`neʃən; ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən/ n 1 [C]the time during which someone is alive in the form of a particular person or animal 前世，今世，来世: He believes he was a cat in a previous incarnation. 他认为自己的前生是一只猫。 2 be the incarnation of goodness/evil etc to be the perfect example of goodness etc 是善良/邪恶等的化身［典型］